-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010 , motorsport 's governing body , the International Automobile Federation -LRB- FIA -RRB- , announced on Monday .

Work is in progress at the 5.6 km site of the future South Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam county .

The 19-race season will open in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race will take place in Brazil .

After missing out on staging a grand prix in 2009 , Canada will return to the circuit in 2010 with a June 13 date if agreement could be reached with Formula One Management which holds the sport 's commercial rights .

If that is not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved back one week to the June 6 slot .

South Korea is spending millions of dollars on a track in Yeongam county and officials are confident the Korean Grand Prix , set for October 17 , will quickly make its mark .

Work is in progress at the 5.6 km site , 320km south of Seoul , where seating to accommodate 135,000 spectators is being built .

Organizers say the main circuit will include Asia 's longest straight stretch of 1.2 km which will allow speeds of up to 320km per hour .

Seoul has hosted the Olympic Games , the Asian Games and a football World Cup , but never a Formula One race , despite a major domestic auto industry .

The 19-race schedule for the 2010 Formula One championship which gets under way in Bahrain on March 14 :

March 14 , Bahrain Grand Prix

March 28 , Australian Grand Prix

April 4 , Malaysian Grand Prix

April 18 , Chinese Grand Prix

May 9 , Spanish Grand Prix

May 23 , Monaco Grand Prix

May 30 , Turkish Grand Prix

June 13 , Canadian Grand Prix **

June 27 , European Grand Prix at Valencia , Spain

July 11 , British Grand Prix

July 25 , German Grand Prix

August 1 , Hungarian Grand Prix

August 29 , Belgian Grand Prix

September 12 , Italian Grand Prix

September 26 , Singapore Grand Prix

October 3 , Japanese Grand Prix

October 17 , South Korean Grand Prix

October 31 , Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

November 14 , Brazilian Grand Prix

** Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management . If these are not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved to June 6

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South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010 , FIA announce

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The Korean Grand Prix is set for October 17 in a 19-race Formula 1 calendar

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Season opens in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race takes place in Brazil